Stephen Butler BA (abt. 1802 - 1855)

Born about 3 Feb 1802 in Hampshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Anne (Thistlethwayte) Butler — married 15 Apr 1828 in Southwick, Hampshire, England

Husband of Caroline (Linton) Butler — married 1841 (to 28 Apr 1849) in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Descendants

Died 5 Nov 1855 at about age 53 in 9 Wellington Place, Guildford, Surrey, England

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Biography

Stephen Butler BA was born in Hampshire, England.

Stephen Butler was born about the 3rd of February 1802 and was christened on the 31st of August 1802 at Hambledon in Hampshire ^[1]. He was the second son of Thomas Butler and Hester Lushington ^[2].

He was educated at Worcester College, matriculating on the 19th of May 1830, aged 18 and graduating B.A. in 1824.

Stephen was the curate of Soberton in Hampshire, from 1826 until 1848.

He married Mary Ann Thistlethwayte (the third daughter of Thomas Thistlethwayte and his wife, Mary Anne Guitton) on the 15th of April 1828 at Southwick in Hampshire, by Licence ^[3]. The witnesses were Hester Butler and Katharine Thistlethwayte. ^[4] They had five children.

Mary Ann died on the 21st of May 1838, and was buried at Soberton on the 26th. ^[5]

Stephen married, secondly, Caroline Palmer, nee Linton, the widow of Charles Mark Palmer in 1841^[6]. They had at least one daughter.

Caroline died on the 28th of April 1849.

In the 1851 England Census, Stephen Butler (aged 49 and Incumbent of Trinity Church, Southampton) was recorded living with his daughters Mary M Butler (21), Hester C Butler (19), Catherine J Butler (18), Agnes E Butler (7) and stepdaughter Caroline Palmer (24) at "Town", Hambledon, Hampshire. Also in the household were a visitor and three servants.

Stephen died at Guildford in Surrey on the 5th of November 1855 and was buried on the 10th November at St Peter Churchyard in Soberton. ^{[7][8][9] [10]}

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKGJ-68Y : accessed 11 December 2015), Stephen Butler, 31 Aug 1802; citing HAMBLEDON,HAMPSHIRE,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,041,206.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V52H-D1Y : accessed 11 December 2015), Thomas Butler and Hester Lushington, 28 Nov 1797; citing Saint Mary-St Marylebone Road,St Marylebone,London,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 942 B4HA V. 51, 942 B4HA V. 52, 942 B4HA V. 54, 942 B4HA V. 55, 942 B4HA V. 56, 942 B4HA V. 57.
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6DQ-ZH9 : accessed 11 December 2015), Stephen Butler and Mary Anne Thistlethwayte, 15 Apr 1828; citing , Southwick, Hampshire, England, reference 2:G3MP1P; FHL microfilm 1,041,288.
4. ↑ : Hampshire Chronicle 21 April 1828, page 1:

   Married, on Tuesday, at Southwick Church, by the Rev. E. Poulter, the Rev. Stephen Butler, second son of Butler, Esq. of Berry Lodge, Hambledon, to Mary Anne, third daughter of Thos. Thistlethwayte, Esq. of Southwick Hampshire Chronicle 21 April 1828, page 1 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000231%2f18280421%2f005&stringtohighlight=stephen%20butler (requires subscription)

5. ↑ England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 FHL Film Number 1596323 (Soberton, Southampton, Hampshire, England 26 May 1838 Mary Ann Butler) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only
6. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D48-ZCF : accessed 11 December 2015), Stephen Butler, 1841; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage, Isle Of Wight, Hampshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NLY-KMG : 31 December 2014), Stephen Butler, 1855; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Guildford, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
8. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J84S-KJH : 20 April 2023), Stephen Butter or Butler, 1855.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237842281/stephen-butler: accessed 08 June 2023), memorial page for Rev Stephen Butler (3 Feb 1802–5 Nov 1855), Find A Grave: Memorial #237842281, citing St Peter Churchyard, Soberton, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England; Maintained by LBeebe (contributor 47085083) Provides no evidence
10. ↑ [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=BL/0004832/18551109/055&stringtohighlight=stephen%20butler (requires subscription) Church & State Gazette (London) dated 9 November 1855, page 15 DEATHS. "At 9, Wellington-place, Guildford, in the fifty-fourth year of his age, the Rev. Stephen Butler, incumbent of Trinity Church, Southampton"]

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See also:

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M797-H21 : accessed 10 December 2015), Stephen Butler, Soberton, Hampshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGP8-57K : 12 September 2019), Stephen Butler, Hambledon, Hampshire, England; citing Hambledon, Hampshire, England, p. 16, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.